Some feel Charlie Sarault was the best player in the OHL this year. He’s now officially the best in his age group.

The Sarnia Sting captain was announced Wednesday as the league’s top overage player after the 21-year-old from Fournier, Ont. finished off his career by putting up 22 goals and 86 assists and finishing second in the league scoring race.

Sarault finished with 78 of a maximum 95 points in voting by the OHL’s general managers, 30 more than runner-up Garret Ross of Saginaw. Sault Ste. Marie’s Colin Miller was third with 18 points.

Sarault went undrafted in 2010 after putting up just 25 points over two seasons with the Kingston Frontenacs. He took a step forward as an 18-year-old, notching 38 points in 67 games for the Fronts, but it wasn’t until an offseason deal to Sarnia that his career really took off.

Sarault put up 195 points in two seasons with the Sting, twice leading the OHL in assists. His performance earned him a professional contract with the Anaheim Ducks, and he is currently playing for their AHL team in Norfolk, where he has three points in five games.

Sarault also took on a leadership role with a young Sting squad this season and was named the team’s captain after Alex Galchenyuk was called up to the Montreal Canadiens midway through the season.

Sarault finished his OHL career with 258 points in a remarkable 333 games played, missing only seven games over his five-year career.

Other finalists for the award were Barrie goaltender Matthias Niederberger, who was second in the league in save percentage this season; Mississauga’s Riley Brace and Brampton’s Cameron Wind.

Sarault is the third Sting player to win the Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy. Justin DiBenedetto won in 2008-09, and Aaron Brand took home the award in 1995-96.